Senate Resolution No. 3621

BY: Senator COMRIE

COMMEMORATING the 9th Anniversary of the Lilly
Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009

WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to commemorate the
9th Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, on Monday,
January 29, 2018; and

WHEREAS, The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 is a federal
statute in the United States that was the first bill signed into law by
President Barack Obama on January 29, 2009; and

WHEREAS, The Act amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964; the new act
states that the 180-day statute of limitations for filing an equal-pay
lawsuit regarding pay discrimination resets with each new paycheck
affected by that discriminatory action; and

WHEREAS, The long title of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
is an Act to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, and to modify the
operation of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, to clarify that a discriminatory
compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts
occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory
compensation decision or other practice, and for other purposes; and

WHEREAS, The law directly addressed Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire &
Rubber Co., 550 U.S. 618 (2007), a U.S. Supreme Court decision that the
statute of limitations for presenting an equal-pay lawsuit begins on the
date that the employer makes the initial discriminatory wage decision,
not at the date of the most recent paycheck; and

WHEREAS, Currently, more than 20 states are taking action on Equal
Pay; Legislators across the nation will be advancing legislation on
Equal Pay and even more are issuing press statements and engaging with
constituents to tackle the pay gap; and

WHEREAS, The 9th Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of
2009 should be observed for its vital contributions to the people of the
State of New York and the country as a whole; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 9th Anniversary of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of
2009, on January 29, 2018.